The implementation of the Zero-COVID policy in Tibet was so bad that the authorities had to apologize. Citizen journalists told the truth to the world.
During the initial reports on the spread of COVID-19, which emerged in China …
Tibet: Reports From Exile By Thubten Samphel
Blackneck Books Year of Publication 2019 Page 284
By Dr. Tenzin Tsultrim
The author of this book, Thubten Samphel (TS) was one of the very few Tibetans who have written in both genres …
Tenzin Tsultrim for Bitter Winter.
The revelation of a cache of files containing thousands of sensitive images and classified speeches of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders further confirms the veracity of China’s crackdown on the identity and …
The China-India military face-off in the Galwan Valley on June 15, 2020 was considered one of the deadliest military confrontations between the two nations since 1962. It has almost been one and half years since India lost the lives of …
At the UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping proudly announced the establishment of his country’s first five national parks. What he did not acknowledge in his speech were the human-rights violations that underpinned the establishment …
In this world, we will meet many people and there are few in this world who will leave an indelible impression. I believe Thubten Samphel-la is one such person. My first encounter with Thubten Samphel-la TS) was through his remarks. …
The Chinese Communist Party under Xi Jinping is determined to eliminate traditional Buddhists and Buddhism in Tibet. Even the most revered statues are being destroyed
It has been twenty years since the bombing of the giant Bamiyan Buddha statues by …
Recently, as Bitter Winter reported, the Chinese authorities in Kham (a part of historical Tibet, now in Sichuan province) destroyed …
Introduction
With the acceleration of urbanization and the Chinese government policy in reducing the cost of mineral transportation and other factors, the construction of the Tso-ngon -Lhasa Railway in the Tibet plateau has started at the beginning of 2007. This …
In the age of rapid technological advancement, as the news outlets in China increasingly goes digital, and as television goes mobile, the digital ecosystem has become one of the major concerns to the Chinese leadership and its rule. As part …
Tibet is rich in natural resources including rare earths, which many fear Beijing plans to exploit without protecting the environment
Before the invasion of Tibet by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), mining was rarely conducted in that region. …
Two separate reports have flagged China’s expansionist policy and its growing exploits at the border
For the past few years, the security environment in Asia has been covered by clouds of distrust and suspicion. From the Doklam stand-off to the …
The Chinese government is eradicating the sense of Tibetan identity among the younger generations
For the past few years, a series of notices and new laws have created an environment where Tibetan children are prevented from learning the …
Modi’s call to the Dalai Lama on his birthday was also seen by many as a departure from his earlier approach.
The recent landmark meeting of the US Secretary of the State, Antony Blinken, with the representative of the Bureau …
In the ongoing nation-wide leadership reshuffle, the Chinese state news agency, Xinhua, announced the appointment of Wang Junzheng as the Party Secretary of the “Tibet Autonomous Region” (TAR), alongside with the appointment of six other party secretaries. One …